Camillus, N.Y. -- Most of the lower section of Nine Mile Creek will be open for trout fishing beginning opening day Tuesday.

Last year, the state announced it was considering transforming the two-mile stretch into a catch and release, "no kill" area. That has not happened yet. Regular trout fishing regulations will apply this year.

Nine Mile Creek runs north from Otisco Lake into Onondaga Lake. The stretch being considered is roughly from the Amboy Dam down to Route 690, in the towns of Camillus and Geddes. It is close to the lake and downstream from the creek's heavily fished areas.

David Lemon, regional fisheries manager for DEC's Region 7, said a public comment period will be held this summer on the proposal to change the regulations along the stretch, along with other proposed fishing regulation changes the DEC has announced,

Most of the land along the lower stretch of Nine Mile is owned by Honeywell, which only recently opened it up to public fishing. Lemon added, though, that some the property along the stream remains posted by other property owners.